As an artist in the industry (vaguely) this hardly surprises me. Expand that far, and you'll go from being something that everyone wants to see to something everyone's seen. It's a saturated market now.

Also, biggest doesn't always mean most profitable... And I'm gonna guess that the bigger they get, the bigger the blow budget gets.

I could use a contortionist, only because that skill might make her more suitable for a more glorious end...phthpthphphhhhhhhthhht......phhphphthtphpht....phttphthtphhphtph thhh....phhthpht.....phtthpht....phtp...ppht..pth.........ph.

Among the uncontrollable factors faced by the Cirque, Menard said, was the rise in value of the Canadian dollar (which rose about 3 cents against the U.S. dollar last year). Most of the company's revenues come from outside the country as they have eight permanent shows in the U.S. alone (7 in Las Vegas, 1 in Orlando, Fla.), but they pay most of their expenses in Canadian dollars. To Cirque, the dollar differential alone meant multi-million dollar losses.

Then why not move 400 of your frogs to Vegas (or Maine, whatever)? I assume the currency problem isn't as major as this article makes it sound.